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Polish state-controlled gas firm PGNiG evacuated employees form its Cairo office amid ongoing turmoil in Egypt, but left its Egyptian workers in Cairo. The company’s work on gas exploration in the country hasn’t been interrupted, PGNiG said.

The news of unrest in Egypt, where protesters demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, has put the stock prices of Polish gas and oil firms under pressure. At 1128 GMT Monday, PGNiG was 1.1% lower, while oil refiners PKN Orlen and Grupa Lotos were down 2.1% and 1.6%, respectively.

LOT Polish Airlines over the weekend canceled some of its flights to and from Cairo and on Monday adjusted the hours of its operations to Egypt to comply with the local curfew. A number of tour operators in Poland have canceled departures to Egypt, a popular holiday destination for Polish tourists. Read More »

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